WASHINGTON, JUL 20 (IANS): Two active-duty US Army soldiers supporting ‘Operation Inherent Resolve’ were killed following an enemy attack on an airbase in Jordan, the Department of War said Monday. First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, died after the July 17 attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, according to a department statement.
Gonzales was killed in action on July 17, the day of the attack. Feehan was killed in action on July 18, the department said.
The Department of War did not identify the attackers or disclose how the assault was carried out. It also did not provide information about any other casualties or the extent of damage at the base.
“The incident is under investigation,” the department said. Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defence Artillery Regiment, part of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defence Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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